La Jolla Reefs

After a really great surf session at Terra Mar with the boyz this morning (head high, perfect conditions, no crowd; Terra Mar was doing it's thing!) decided that some of the La Jolla reefs deserved a look see.  The Santa Ana's were really kicking up and it was 76 degrees when we pulled into (finally) a parking space near Children's Pool.  The crush of humanity was unbelievable but heading south on Coast Blvd most of that was soon left behind.  The swell size and direction, the howling offshores, and the tide was just what the La Jolla reefs needed to spring into life.  Nearer shore, the skim boarding community was having a great time and putting down some great moves.  All in all, a great day from start to finish.  

Riding the shore break on a skim board

Trying to retrieve his skim board from the shorebreak

Deep inside at Horseshoe reef

Carving hard off the bottom at Horseshoes

I know, I know but look at that wave!  Unbelievable!

This was the "easy" part of the wave.

Just like we used to draw on our notebooks in high school

Hanging out

Have a good day

Aloha

Gary

All photos copyright Gary Erbeck

High Energy Morning

How big is this wave?  Big enough

It was big this morning.  Not out of control big, but big enough that everyone got their clock cleaned by at least one sneaker set.  It was head high and the big sets were 2-3 feet over that.  Long lulls seduced a few into the line up who had no business there but momma O knew who they were and bitch slapped them around a little bit; one went over the falls backwards (holding on to their board the entire time) but most just got thumped really really hard in the impact zone.  Here are some photos from the morning go out.  Supposed to be larger tomorrow.

Snappy barrels in front of LG Tower

One of the rare lefts this morning; a 2 shot sequence (1)

and (2)

Just when you thought you had made it outside...

A two shot sequence of Marcos on a nice fat left hook (1)

and (2)

Take that!

Step on the gas!

Easy Breezy

Northeast wind is up. This has put some texture on the water and frigidity in the air. Some long period NNW stuff out there today. Shoulder to head high with sneaker closeout sets 2 feet overhead. Fair shape. 15 out mostly lined up south of the reef. Timing the lulls makes the paddle out fairly painless but it doesn't take too many duck dives or turtles to get a brain freeze; water is COLD.


Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Destination: Surf

Lumpy, bumpy and big. Fair surface conditions, slight NNE breeze, head high+, fair to poor shape, 30+ out. Incoming high tide of 6.7 is already lapping the bluffs and pushing water up the ramp. Lots of refraction in the water, especially at the reef. Tres Palmas is double overhead; no one out there.

All in all, I'd go somewhere else today. Too much west in the swell and as Ian says "too much sickness on the water".

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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